Like a true hockey player -- Hoods takes 10 or so stitches and comes back to play. Interesting post game interview with Carlyle "The game allows hitting, kept the elbow down, Hudler was admiring his pass, clean hit" followed by complaints about his goalie getting hit.

followed by complaints about his goalie getting hit.Posted by zamboni24

Yes, all I saw when I switched over were Red WIngs all over the crease on top of Hiller. That's how they play and smart by coach ti bring it up . Maybe they'll get soem calls next ga,eOn Canes 1st goal they ran over Thomas and the refs called it, right!When the WIngs ran over Hiller on one their goals , there was no call, BS !

Carlyle "The game allows hitting, kept the elbow down, Hudler was admiring his pass, clean hit" followed by complaints about his goalie getting hit.Posted by zamboni24

Carlyle also mentioned that not 1 second went off the clock from the time da puck left Hudlers stick to the time of the hit. The NHL won't look at that or see that fact. They'll just see the blood and think "oh no! our advertisers won't by commercial time!"

Carlyle also mentioned that not 1 second went off the clock from the time da puck left Hudlers stick to the time of the hit. The NHL won't look at that or see that fact. They'll just see the blood and think "oh no! our advertisers won't by commercial time!"Posted by SanDogBrewin

Pretty sad, but likely true.

Yet these same advertisers are not afraid to buy commercial time for shows that have actors gunned down by criminals and terrortists, or wrestling where people get whacked over the head with a break-away chair.

I guess as long as it's fake violence , it's O.K. , but the people they are trying to shield from this stuff (little kids), can't tell the difference.

The more I watch the hit the more I wonder why Brown was even penalized. Was it a penalty for hitting a Red Wing or a penalty for hitting too hard? This is just another example of the panisification of hockey. Betman says he does not want to take hitting out of hockey it that is the case the ref that called that penalty should not work again this Playoffs.

I watched this hit about 10 times trying to see how Hudler even got cut. The best guess I have is that his helmet cut him at impact.

I agree that it should not have even got 5 minutes, let alone a game misconduct...maybe interference, nothing else.

Does anyone remember Scott Stevens (NJDevils)? He made brutal, but clean hits like this regularly. I wonder what that whiny Detroit coach would say about old Scott. I hated Stevens, since I lived outside Philly and followed the Flyers as a peewee, but he was the best in his day at finding guys skating with their heads down (or "admiring their passes").

I especially loved that comment by Carlyle that Hudler had his head turned admiring his pass. If you watch the replay, that's exactly what it looks like.